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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2019
International Education Strategy

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) for securing this extremely important debate and for his excellent opening speech, which reminded us all of the need to champion and support our higher …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill

"Had the Secretary of State been in his place, I would have reassured him that the Labour party knows that the Bill is a deliberately limited piece of legislation concerned with continuing the existing trade arrangements after Brexit. However, the fact that the Bill is about transmuting EU agreements into …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Trade Bill

"The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, but the point I am making is that it would have been extremely helpful to have had things like that flagged up in the legislation, partly to give reassurance to developing countries.

Global Justice Now has highlighted the problems with some existing economic …..."
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Written Question
Higher Education
Monday 27th February 2017

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it his policy to prioritise (a) UK higher education and (b) higher education distance learning in the Government's future trade export strategy.

Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)

The Government recognises the benefit that education exports bring to the UK and continues to support its growth - it is our wish to maximise opportunities for UK providers. We also recognise the valuable contribution universities make to improving lives around the world. We will be doing more to promote the UK higher education offer, particularly in Trans National Education; and the Department for International Trade’s dedicated education team has enhanced its focus with the imminent arrival of a secondee from the sector. We will continue to collaborate with the higher education sector to support development of their international business.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Commonwealth: Trade

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Berry) on securing this important debate. I am sure it will be the first of many debates as we seek to develop business with the Commonwealth.

I come to …..."
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